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WANDSWORTH

Most Famous People Born in Wandsworth, United Kingdom

Notable people
365
Peak decade
1900s
Median birth year
1920
Most distinctive
Rower 7.4×
Through the Decades

One face per decade — the most globally famous figure born in Wandsworth during each.

Notable Births by Decade

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What Wandsworth Is Known For

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Football is Wandsworth's biggest profession — 18% of all notables (66).

Wandsworth over-indexes on rower — 7.4× the global rate.

Wandsworth under-produces politician — only 0.3× the global rate.

  1. Football66
  2. Actor42
  3. Cricket26
  4. Politician13
  5. Militar13
  6. Sport12
  7. Rower10
  8. Player9
  1. Rower107.4×
  2. Cricket265.6×
  3. Militar132.9×
  4. Engineer52.2×
  5. Actor422.2×
  6. Sport122.0×
  7. Football661.6×
  8. Film71.6×
  1. Politician130.3×

Profession Mix Over Time

Each band shows a profession family's share of Wandsworth's notable births by decade. Hover the chart for the breakdown at any decade.

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365 notable people

0301 TEACHER

Ethel Strudwick

1880 - 1954

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0302 FOOTBALL

Paul Sparrow

Born 1975

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0303 POLITICIAN

Reginald Keeling

1904 - 1991

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0304 ROWER

Joseph Sadler

Born 1830

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0305 HOCKEY

Sarah Haycroft

Born 1991

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0306 COLONEL

Paul Travers

1928 - 1983

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0307 FOOTBALL

Harry Bearryman

1924 - 1976

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0308 MILITAR

Charles Spackman

1891 - 1969

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0309 SWIMMER

Simon Gray (swimmer)

Born 1969

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0310 ARCHITECT

Frank Broadbent

1909 - 1983

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0311 CRICKET

Jack White (cricketer, born 1893)

1893 - 1968

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0312 ROWER

Simon Tozer

1933 - 2003

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0313 ROWER

Richard Wheadon

Born 1933

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0314 CRICKET

Dennis Copps

1929 - 2020

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0315 FOOTBALL

Harry Ford (footballer, born 1893)

1893 - 1963

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0316 ROWER

Sue Handscombe

Born 1956

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0317 BADMINTON

Jennifer Pritchard

Born 1930

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0318 SECRETARY

Jacob Milborne

1640 - 1691

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0319 FENCER

Albert Pelling

1903 - 1977

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0320 FOOTBALL

Barry Friend

Born 1951

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0321 MISSING

Leslie Fox (GC)

1904 - 1982

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0322 FENCER

Gladys Daniell

1884 - 1962

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0323 SPORT

Edward Newitt

1866 - 1952

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0324 FOOTBALL

Ronnie Gibbons

Born 1980

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0325 FOOTBALL

Tom Garnish

1900 - 1991

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0326 CRICKET

George King (New Zealand cricketer)

1845 - 1894

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0327 EXECUTIONER

Stanley Cross (executioner)

Born 1892

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0328 SWIMMER

Mabel Hamblen

1904 - 1955

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0329 FOOTBALL

Herbert Ashford

1896 - 1978

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0330 FOOTBALL

Pat Kerrins

Born 1936

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0331 SWIMMER

Alfred Pycock

1901 - 1964

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0332 PLAYER

John Solomon (croquet player)

1931 - 2014

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0333 ACTOR

William Fazan

1877 - 1942

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0334 CRICKET

Meyrick Payne

1885 - 1963

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0335 ROWER

Harry Kelley (rower)

1832 - 1914

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0336 FLYING ACE

David John Weston

Born 1898

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0337 OFFICER

Clifford Sanderson

1898 - 1976

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0338 BADMINTON

Duncan Bridge

Born 1956

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0339 DEAN

Mark Nye

1909 - 1993

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0340 MISSING

Charles Eugene Williams

1888 - 1935

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0341 WORLD WAR

Euston Baker

1895 - 1981

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0342 FOOTBALL

Nicky Bissett

Born 1964

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0343 ATHLETIC

Lance Percival (athlete)

1906 - 1964

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0344 OFFICER

Denis Rixson

1918 - 1994

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0345 POLITICIAN

Norman B. James

1872 - 1963

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0346 FOOTBALL

Ernie Bowering

1891 - 1961

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0347 ATHLETIC

Michael Denley

Born 1931

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0348 LIEUTENANT

Philip Holligan

1898 - 1986

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0349 PHYSICIAN

Herbert Watney

1843 - 1932

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0350 ENGINEER

Elizabeth M. Kennedy

Died 1958

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0351 FOOTBALL

Jim Swinden

1905 - 1971

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0352 ACTOR

Joan Hopkins

1915 - 2002

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0353 RUNNER

Mike Fleet

Born 1938

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0354 PHILATELIST

Johnny Johnson (philatelist)

1884 - 1966

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0355 CRICKET

Bob White (cricketer)

Born 1936

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0356 SUFFRAGETTE

Millicent Browne

1881 - 1975

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0357 FOOTBALL

Ernie Symes

1892 - 1977

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0358 FOOTBALL

Phil White (footballer)

1930 - 2000

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0359 FOOTBALL

Ben Marden

1927 - 2000

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0360 FOOTBALL

Len Marlow

1899 - 1975

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0361 TEACHER

Charles Bernard Childs

1895 - 1956

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0362 DRIVER

John Hine

1933 - 2020

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0363 ROWER

Frank Lumley Playford

1855 - 1931

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0364 FOOTBALL

Jack Carruthers

1901 - 1947

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0365 CRICKET

William Potter (cricketer, born 1799)

1799 - 1853

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